This Bill Incorporates the Elements of The

Support WAVE 4: Waterways are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2013 (H.R. 1149) This bill incorporates the elements of the Inland Waterways Capital Development Plan Invest in America’s Inland Waterways Transportation System

Congressman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) introduced on March 14, a bi-partisan bill, H.R.1149: Waterways Are Vital- Economy, Energy, Efficiency and Environment, “WAVE 4.” The lead Democratic co-sponsor is Congressman Daniel Lipinski (D-IL). Other co-sponsors include Congressman Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Congressman Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), Congressman Rodney Davis (R-IL), Congressman Pete Olson (R-TX), Congressman Jo Bonner (R-AL), Congressman William Enyart (D-IL), Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL), Congressman Mike D. Rogers (R-AL), Congressman John M. Shimkus (R-IL), Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA), Congressman Matthew Cartwright (D-PA), Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI), Congressman Bill Johnson (R-OH), Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (D- IL), Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO), Congressman Randy Hultgren (R-IL), and Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL).

Benefits to America America’s inland waterways are a precious resource, and the envy of the world because of the natural “water highway” the waterways system provides for commerce. Modern lock and dam infrastructure is critical to U.S. competitiveness in the world market, to environmental protection, to energy efficiency, to the sustainment of well-paying American jobs and to congestion relief. Inland waterways transportation is a key component of the intermodal transportation network, and is essential to our nation’s economy, environment, and quality of life.

A Consensus Plan to Improve Inland Waterways Navigation Infrastructure Business leaders and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worked together for 18 months to develop a comprehensive, consensus package of recommendations to improve the continued vitality of this critical system. The Capital Development Plan, unanimously endorsed by the congressionally established Inland Waterways Users Board, and included in the WAVE 4 bill (introduced March 14, 2013) will:

 Prioritize the completion of navigation projects across the entire system;  Improve the Corps of Engineers’ project management and processes to deliver projects on time and on budget;  Reform project cost allocations;  Deliver modernization projects worth $8 billion of job creation;  Recommend an affordable user fee funding mechanism to meet the system’s needs, and  Realize a sustainable annual appropriation of $380 million.

The Plan represents a new approach to meet the longstanding need for efficient delivery and timely completion of critical projects and sustainable funding for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. The nation’s transportation system and taxpayers would benefit from the completion of essential navigation infrastructure and the containment of cost overruns.

Recommended Reforms The proposal would:

 Preserve the existing 50% industry/50% federal cost-sharing formula for new lock construction and major lock rehabilitation projects costing $100 million or more.

 Adjust the current model to provide 100% federal funding for dam construction and major rehabilitation and smaller lock rehabilitation projects, recognizing the value derived by other beneficiaries from dams and the pools created by dams.

 Include a cost share cap on new lock construction projects to incentivize keeping projects on budget and prevent shippers from bearing the burden of paying for unreasonable cost overruns. This will strengthen the ability of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund to fund more priority projects in the pipeline.

The proposed new funding parameters will necessitate a 30% to 45% increase (between 6 and 9 cents per gallon) in the existing fuel tax of 20-cents-per-gallon that is paid by the barge and towing industry, the only users of the system who currently are taxed. At the same time, the recommended reforms to the Corps of Engineers’ project management and delivery process would ensure that these additional resources are spent wisely.

Endorsements The Board of Directors of The American Waterways Operators, the national trade association for the American tugboat, towboat and barge industry, voted to authorize AWO to advocate before the Administration and Congress in favor of the recommended plan.

The Board of Directors of Waterways Council, Inc., the national public policy organization advocating a modern and well-maintained national system of ports and inland waterways, voted unanimously to support the recommendations of this industry-Corps joint effort. Supporters of Inland Waterways Capital Development Plan/ WAVE 4 (H.R. 1149)

National Organizations

AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades National Corn Growers Association Department National Council of Farmer Cooperatives American Agri-Women National Farmers Union American Farm Bureau Federation National Grain and Feed Association American Soybean Association National Mining Association American Waterways Operators North American Equipment Dealers Association Dredging Contractors of America Steel Manufacturers Association Inland Rivers Ports & Terminals, Inc. U.S. Chamber of Commerce International Liquid Terminals Association United Association of Plumbers, Fitters, Welders National Association of Manufacturers and Service Technicians International Association of Bridge, Structural, United Brotherhood of Carpenters Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Waterways Council, Inc. International Propeller Club of the United States Coalition of Alabama Waterway Associations, Inc. Cook County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association, Inc. Delta Waterfowl, St. Louis Arch Chapter DeWitt (Mo.) Drainage and Levee District State, Regional, and Local DeWitt County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Organizations Ducks Unlimited Show-Me-State Black Ducks Chapter DuPage County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Effingham County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Farm Resource Center Alabama State Port Authority Grain & Feed Association of Illinois Association of Tennessee Valley Governments Great River Economic Development Foundation Bond County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Greene County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Boone County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association Bureau County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Hancock County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Calhoun County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Huntington District Waterways Association California Marine Affairs & Navigation Conf. (CMANC) Illinois AgriWomen Carpenters' Dist. Council of Greater St. Louis and Vicinity Illinois Association of Drainage Districts Carroll County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization Chemical Industry Council of Illinois Illinois Corn Growers Association City of Pittsfield, Ill. Illinois Farm Bureau Clark County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Illinois Farmers Union Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association Illinois Grape Growers & Vintners Association Illinois Seed Trade Association Illinois Soc. of Prof. Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Illinois Soybean Association Indiana Corn Growers Association Indiana Soybean Alliance International Union of Operating Engineers Local 513 Iowa Corn Growers Association Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans Jasper County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Port of Pittsburgh Commission Jersey County (Ill.) Business Association Port of Portland (Oregon) Jersey County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Port of Vancouver, WA Kane County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Montgomery County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Kendall County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Red River Valley Kentuckians for Better Transportation Association Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Rock Island County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Kentucky Corn Growers Rosedale-Bolivar County (Miss.) Port Kingdom of Callaway (Mo.) Chamber of Commerce Commission Knox County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Sangamon County (Ill.) Farm LaSalle County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Bureau Lee County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Shelby County (Ill.) Farm Little Rock Port Authority Bureau Louisiana Assn. of Waterway Operators & Shipyards Show-Me-State Black Ducks Chapter, Ducks Unlimited Macon County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Marshall-Putnam (Ill.) Farm Bureau Southern Illinois Builders Mason County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Association McLean County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program McDonough County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Menard County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Stark County Farm (Ill.) Mercer County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Bureau MidCentral Illinois Regional Council of Carpenters Stephenson County (Ill.) Farm Migratory Waterfowl Hunters, Inc. Bureau Minnesota Chapter of ASFMRA Tennessee Cumberland Waterways Council Minnesota Corn Growers Association Tennessee River Valley Assn. Minnesota Grain and Feed Association Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Develop. Auth. Mississippi Water Resources Association Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Develop. Council Missouri Corn Growers Association Texas Agri Women Missouri Levee & Drainage District Association Texas Waterways Operators Association Mo-Ark Association Tri Rivers Waterway Development Assoc. Ogle County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Tri-State Development Summit Ohio Corn Growers Association Tulsa Port of Catoosa Pacific Northwest Waterways Association (PNWA) Twin Parish Port Comm. Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce Upper Mississippi Waterway Association Peoria County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Upper Mississippi, Illinois & Missouri Rivers Assn. Perry County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association Pike and Scott County (Ill.) Farm Bureaus Washington County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562 (St. Louis) Waterways Association of Pittsburgh Port of Cincinnati, LLC Whiteside County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Port of Delcambre, LA Will County (Ill.) Farm Bureau Port of Houston Authority

Companies

Advantus Strategies, LLC Holcim (US) Inc. AEP River Operations Ingram Barge Company Ag-Land FS, Inc. Inland Marine Service Agriservices Of Brunswick, LLC The Integra Group, Inc. Alter Barge Line, Inc. J.A.M. Marine Services, LLC Alpha Natural Resources Kirby Corporation American Commercial Lines K-Sea Transportation Partners LP American Inland Ports,LLC Lafayette Workboat Rentals, LLC American River Transportation Company LeBeouf Bros. Towing, LLC Amherst Madison, Inc. Magnolia Marine Transport Co. Artco Fleeting Service Marathon Petroleum Company LLC B&G Towing LLC/Acme Marine LLC MARMAC, LLC d/b/a McDonough Marine Bayou Fleet Inc. Marquette Transportation Company, LLC Bludworth Marine LLC Martin Marine Blue Danube Incorporated McNational Inc. Bob Brackmann Farms Mulzer Crushed Stone Brennan Marine, Inc Natures Way Marine, LLC Brunswick River Terminal, Inc. New Orleans Shipyard Buffalo Marine Service, Inc. Northern Partners Cooperative Bunge North America Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, Inc. C&C Marina Maintenance Company Osterholt Farms Campbell Transportation Company Parker Towing Company Canal Barge Company, Inc. PowerSouth Energy Cooperative Cargill, Inc. Rentech Notrigen CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Sause Bros., Inc. CGB Enterprises, Inc. Servco FS Cooperative Channel Shipyard Companies Smurfit Stone Container Corporation CHS Inc. T & T Marine Salvage, Inc. Cincinnati Bulk Terminals, LLC Thomson, Rhodes & Cowie P.C. CITGO Petroleum Corporation Tidewater Barge Lines, Inc. Clarkson Grain Company Inc. TPG Marine Enterprises, LLC Colusa Elevator TradeWinds Towing LLC CONSOL Energy Trinity Marine Products, Inc. Cooper T Smith Twomey Company Crounse Corporation Turn Services, LLC Deloach Marine United Ocean Services E.ON U.S. Upper River Services LLC Farm Credit Services of Illinois Valero Energy FirstEnergy Solutions Volunteer Barge & Transport Inc. Grain Processing Corporation Vulcan Materials Company GROWMARK The Waterways Journal, Inc. Hartsburg Grain Company Yager Materials, LLC Hodel Farms Inc. Hines Furlong Line, Inc.

Updated 5-8-13